Description: "Bats of the Rocky Mountain West is a guidebook to the behaviors, species, and habitats of bats throughout the Rocky Mountains. Adams displays a deep appreciation for bats, while also emphasizing the evolutionary pathways bats took to arrive at their present speciation"--
Review Quotes:
"This new edition is essential reading for anyone interested in these amazing mammals. It captures the advances in knowledge that have occurred over the past 20 years. Rick Adams describes current conservation issues and challenges, as well as exciting and intriguing discoveries in our understanding of bats' complex and rich social lives."
--Carron Meaney, ecologist and coauthor of Mammals of Colorado
"Preeminent ecologist Rick Adams offers an outstanding account of bats in the Rocky Mountain West in his new book. From individual species to communities, biology and morphology to threats facing bats and their habitats, Adams provides the reader with an in-depth look at these unique creatures and the challenges they face in the Rocky Mountains."
--Ed Arnett, Ph.D., CWB(R), Chief Executive Officer, The Wildlife Society